Microsoft Loses Patent Case…Again
by rahsheen
The U.S. Federal Court of Appeals again upheld a jury’s verdict saying that Microsoft “willfully infringed on a patent awarded to i4i.” The verdict was originally affirmed in December and Microsoft was to pay about $240 million in damages. They were also supposed to remove a specific feature of Microsoft Word 2007 starting in January. [...]
Read MoreSpam and Phishing Numbers Soar Coinciding with Haiti Disaster
by Sherri L. Smith
Ugh it was bound to happen. With every good deed there’s a miscreant waiting in the wings trying to find an angle to score some misgotten gains. We saw it with 9/11. We saw it with Hurricane Katrina and the tsunami. Now it’s Haiti’s turn. While folks were quick to place the magnifying glass on [...]
Read MoreTech Week in Review 2-19-2010
by rahsheen
Gaming Foursquare
I guess you can’t really game a game, can you? One man, armed with the Foursquare API and a little coding knowledge, aimed to show potential flaws in the Foursquare checkin system. He checked in at a bunch of locations repeatedly, taking over mayorships across the globe. He mostly targeted well-known landmarks. Being that [...]
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Microsoft-Yahoo Search Deal Gets Greenlit
by Clark Kent
Regulators in Washington and Europe have given word to Yahoo Inc. and Microsoft Corp. allowing them to proceed with a search partnership. After the jump find out why Google should be scared.
Read MoreBlacks @Microsoft Host Minority Student Day
by Angela
Last Friday I was invited to my local Microsoft campus here in Charlotte for Minority Student Day. The event, which is in its’ 8th year, is hosted by Blacks @ Microsoft. Blacks @ Microsoft is a company sponsored organization for…you guessed it Blacks who work at Microsoft. While I was impressed with all the great talent that works in the Charlotte campus I was more impressed with the students. See why inside the post:
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